Software promises more efficient design processMar 02, 2006
Mechanical engineers at Purdue University have developed software that promises to increase the efficiency of creating parts for everything from cars to computer hardware by making it possible to quickly evaluate and optimize ... |
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Researchers develop bistable nano switchOct 13, 2006
Carbon nanotubes (CNT) have been under intense study by scientists all over the world for more than a decade and are being thought of as ideal building blocks for nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS). A type of one-dimensional ... |
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Wireless Nanotech Sensors Could Monitor Power Systems 24/7Oct 24, 2006
As electric power this week returned to the last of the homes and businesses in Western New York affected by the devastating October snowstorm, researchers at the University at Buffalo were discussing how tiny, nanoscale ... |
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 Chain Mail Fabric a Perfect FitFeb 23, 2007
Contemporaries of the ancient Greeks might find something familiar within the walls of the Micro and Nanotechnology Lab at the University of Illinois. In constructing a new type of smart fabric, researchers ... |
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 Elastic circuit connectors designed for rubber-band-like circuitsJul 10, 2007
Researchers from Belgium have devised a plan for making headway into the area of flexible, washable electronics. These integrated electronics, which could be incorporated into clothing and biomedical applications, ... |
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 Magnetic tape analysis 'sees' tampering in detailJul 23, 2007
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed an improved version of a real-time magnetic microscopy system that converts evidence of tampering on magnetic audio and video tapes—erasing, ... |
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 Understanding MEMS: DARPA Award to Create Computer-Aided Design Environment for Micro-Electromechanical Systems DevicesAug 13, 2007
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have received a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) award to participate in a multi-university research center that will develop a computer-aided ... |
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NIST develops test method for key micromechanical propertyJan 09, 2008
Engineers and researchers designing and building new microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) can benefit from a new test method developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology to measure a key mechanical property ... |
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